With Psycho prequel Bates Motel also impressing the critics and pulling in strong audiences for cable network A&E, horror has never been hotter - so this week's Friday Fiver is taking a look at a few other scary movies that could make the leap to TV.

Halloween"I met this 6-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes..." - remember Dr Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) recounting his spine-chilling encounters with a young Michael Myers in 1978's original Halloween?

The 15-year gap between Michael's first kill and his return to Haddonfield leaves plenty of scope for a Bates Motel-type prequel series that explores the early days of Sam and Michael's troubled relationship at the asylum...

The ExorcistA television take on William Friedkin's 1973 horror was actually reported to be in the works in May last year, with Martha Marcy May Marlene writer and director Sean Durkin being linked to a new ten-part adaptation.

However, Friedkin later told Digital Spy that the TV remake was definitely "not happening" - "It's a load of b*llocks," he said. "There's no television series of The Exorcist planned. It would be ludicrous."

So William's not too keen on the idea, but we think with a little tinkering an Exorcist series could work - picture an old priest and a young priest battling the forces of evil on your telly box...

Day of the DeadWith his recent cinematic efforts leaving a little to be desired, we reckon George A Romero should cash in on the popularity of The Walking Dead - which owes a huge amount to Romero's original zombie classics - and produce a new zombie series for television.

Night of the Living Dead - by its very nature - doesn't really have long-term potential and being trapped in a mall week-in, week-out means a Dawn TV series might struggle, but the the set-up for Day of the Dead - scientists vs soldiers in an underground bunker - definitely has more mileage...

The Sixth SenseAlright, so the whole (*spoilers*) 'your lead character is dead' twist might not translate to television, but a loose adaptation of M Night Shyamalan's 1999 chiller - starring a stern-faced Bruce Willis type and a wide-eyed child actor - could definitely work.

The new Dr Malcolm Crowe and Cole Sear could delve into supernatural goings-on and battle troubled spirits - like Ghost Whisperer, but with less Jennifer Love Hewitt.

JawsAlright, there's some debate over whether Jaws is really a 'horror' film or not, but for the purposes of this feature, let's say it is - as one of the few movie classics yet to be revamped for contemporary audiences, maybe Jaws could swim in television's murky waters?

Imagine the 1975 film's final chapter writ large, as a trio of grizzled shark hunters pursue the ravenous beast through choppy waters - it would be like The Fugitive... but with a shark!

Which horror movies would you like to see adapted for television? Share your picks below!